Apple has allowed its user to gift books through its iTunes Store. The users were allowed to gift music, movies and apps from iTunes store till now. But iBook store didn’t permit to gifting books. Now Apple wants you to give the gift of books via iBook Store.

Beyonce took the world by surprise when she recently released her new album titled ‘Beyoncé’ exclusively on iTunes. In no time, the album has broken all previous iTunes sales records, becoming the fastest-selling iTunes album.

Over the past, avid Minecraft users have recreated copies of many real-world buildings within the realm of the game. Michael Steeber has now transported Apple’s iconic Infinite Loop headquarters to Minecraft, creating a stunningly detailed version of it.

iPhone is the most popular smartphone right now, not only in the U.S. but also globally. However, its success in the U.S. market is its key strength. Projected estimates now reveal that by 2017, 68% of all Americans will own an iPhone.

Google has astonished the smartphone industry with its $199 offering, the 4.5-inch Moto G. TechInsights has now calculated that Moto G components cost nearly $123, leaving Google a tiny margin of less than 5%.

Apple has started using iBeacons at all of its 254 retail stores in the U.S. The new technology enables Apple customers to instantly purchase new items at the store and enables any iOS device to send push notifications to another iOS device nearby.

Have you ever wondered what would it be like if that voice-based personal assistant from iPhone came to drive your cars for you one day? A new video explores this idea rather hilariously, renaming Siri to Steeri along the way.

The patent lawsuits between Apple and Samsung have dragged on for many years now. This year in November, a jury awarded Apple $930 in damages. Apple has now filed a motion, seeking another $16 million from Samsung for legal fees.

Earlier we reported that within 48 hours of being released, 32% iOS users started to use iOS 7. Lately, Apple has updated its developer website for the iOS App Store to show the distribution of devices on different versions of iOS. According to Apple, 74% of App Store users are now running iOS 7.

Carl Icahn is one of the leading investors in Apple’s stock, thus holding certain power in swaying the company’s stock-related decisions. Icahn has now called upon Apple to increase its buyback program, a suggestion he has repeatedly made in the past too.

We have been hearing for some time that Apple may build a facial recognition security feature into its iPhone handsets. A new Apple patent tends to affirm this notion by exploring the use of face detection to activate select features on Apple products.

Although Android is the largest mobile platform right now in terms of numbers, it would appear that Android users aren’t very loyal. Black Friday numbers reveal that nearly 40% of all iPads sold on the day were purchased from Andorid handsets.

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